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2022 Regular Session

House Bill 1029

Mississippi Broadband Accessibility Act; create.

Became law as Chapter 397, Laws of 2022, signed April 14, 2022, 87 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE BROADBAND EXPANSION AND ACCESSIBILITY OF MISSISSIPPI (BEAM) ACT; TO DEFINE TERMS USED IN THE ACT; TO CREATE THE OFFICE OF BROADBAND EXPANSION AND ACCESSIBILITY OF MISSISSIPPI WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION; TO DESIGNATE THE OFFICE AS THE STATE BROADBAND OFFICE TO REVIEW APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS USING FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE OFFICE SHALL CONSIDER CERTAIN FACTORS IN MAKING ITS DETERMINATIONS AND AWARDS; TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE TO ESTABLISH AND PUBLISH ON ITS WEBSITE ITS CRITERIA FOR COMPETITIVELY SCORING APPLICATIONS; TO REQUIRE AN APPLICANT TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION AT A MINIMUM ON THE APPLICATION; TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE TO MAKE PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS, FINAL DETERMINATIONS AND AWARDS AFTER CERTAIN INVESTIGATIONS; TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE TO ACCEPT COMMENTS AND OBJECTIONS CONCERNING EACH PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION AND INVESTIGATE THEM AS APPROPRIATE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

De'Keither A. Stamps

Its course

January 17 to April 14, 2022, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action30 actions on 19 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1024 days

Public UtilitiesJan 17 to Jan 3114 days

AppropriationsJan 31 to Feb 11 day

Public UtilitiesFeb 1 to Feb 10 days

In the SenateFeb 10 to Mar 220 days

EnergyFeb 15 to Mar 114 days

Back in the House of RepresentativesMar 2 to Apr 433 days

With the GovernorApr 4 to Apr 1410 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

  • Senate floor amendmentPending

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 17 – Feb 10

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committees on Public Utilities and on Appropriations
  2. Jan 31Reported as a committee substitute from PU to AP in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 1Reported as a committee substitute from AP to PU in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  5. Feb 8Read the third time in the House
  6. Feb 10Committee substitute adopted in the House
  7. In the House: Committee Substitute Tabled
  8. Amended in the House
  9. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 14 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 14Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 15Referred to the Senate committee on Energy
  3. Mar 1Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 2Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

Back in the House of Representatives Mar 2 – Apr 4

  1. Mar 2Released in the Senate to be sent on at once
  2. Returned to the House to concur in the Senate's amendments
  3. Mar 3Concurred in the House in the Senate's amendments
  4. Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Lamar, Bounds and Anderson (122nd))
  5. Mar 9Reconsidered in the House
  6. Declined in the House to concur, and invited a conference
  7. Mar 22Conferees named in the Senate: Carter, Parks and Harkins
  8. Conferees named in the House: Bounds, Anderson (122nd) and Read
  9. Mar 23Conferees named in the House: Bounds, Stamps and Read
  10. Mar 28Conference report filed in the Senate
  11. Conference report filed in the House
  12. Mar 29Conference report adopted in the House
  13. Mar 30Conference report adopted in the Senate
  14. Apr 4Enrolled bill signed in the House

To the Governor Apr 5 – Apr 14

  1. Apr 5Enrolled bill signed in the Senate
  2. Apr 14Approved by the Governor
All 30 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Public Utilities;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31DR - TSDPCS: PU To APHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 1DR - TSDPCS: AP To PUHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 1Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 10Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 10Committee Substitute TabledHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 10AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 10Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Feb 14Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  11. Feb 15Referred To EnergySenate
  12. Mar 1Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  13. Mar 2AmendedSenate
  14. Mar 2Passed As AmendedSenate
  15. Mar 2Immediate ReleaseSenate
  16. Mar 2Returned For ConcurrenceSenate
  17. Mar 3Concurred in Amend From SenateHouse of Representatives
  18. Mar 3Motion to Reconsider Entered (Lamar, Bounds, Anderson (122nd))House of Representatives
  19. Mar 9ReconsideredHouse of Representatives
  20. Mar 9Decline to Concur/Invite ConfHouse of Representatives
  21. Mar 22Conferees Named Carter,Parks,HarkinsSenate
  22. Mar 22Conferees Named Bounds,Anderson (122nd),ReadHouse of Representatives
  23. Mar 23Conferees Named Bounds,Stamps,ReadHouse of Representatives
  24. Mar 28Conference Report FiledSenate
  25. Mar 28Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  26. Mar 29Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  27. Mar 30Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  28. Apr 4Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  29. Apr 5Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  30. Apr 14Approved by GovernorGovernor